The Canary and the Blizzard

The Canary and the Blizzard

1970 · 69 min · ★ 6.5 · Drama

In the winter of 1933, an illegalist (a communist, member of a political party a party outlawed at the time) assumes the mission of a wounded colleague to transmit a secret message.

Directed by Manole Marcus · Written by Ioan Grigorescu

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